Signature by CARPENTER, Alfred F.B. (1881-1955)

Naval & Military Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 295 pages, 8vo. Minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition..

Herbert Jenkins,, [c.1924]. 8vo., Eighth Impression, with frontispiece, photographs, illustrations in the text, full-page map and large folding plan on japon; green cloth, upper board and backstrip framed and lettered in black, a near fine copy. The author commanded HMS VINDICTIVE during the operation for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.404; Mulholland & Jordan C21.

Herbert Jenkins, n.d. [c. 1931]. 8th printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original blind ruled black lettered green cloth (top edge dust stained, fore edge spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xxiv + 295, illus with b&w plates (no other inscriptions).

The Dover Patrol Fund, circa [1919]., [1919].. Good. - Quarto, 10-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled cream wraps with a black, white & red illustration by R.A. Weed of H.M.S. Vindictive, fire streaming from its upper deck, returning from Zeebrugge. The covers are soiled with a vertical crease down the center of the program. [16] pages, with an 8-page description of the British expedition to "destroy the stone mole protecting the entrance to the canal at Zeebrugge, and to destroy the German submarine bases there and at Ostend and to bottle up the U-boats preying from these points". The brochure is illustrated with portraits and photographs of the battle scarred H.M.S. Vindictive. Good. RARE.A note printed at the bottom of the last page indicates "Captain Carpenter's Meetings arranged by J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau...."The British Vice-Admiral Alfred F.B. Carpenter (1881-1955) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his service during the Raid of Zeebrugge. Having served… Read More

[1919].. [1919].. Very good. - An original 10 inch high by 8 inch wide sienna-toned photograph by Underwood & Underwood. The portrait depicts then Captain Alfred F.B. Carpenter in three-quarter profile from the chest up. He is attired in full dress uniform. Blemishes to the image appear to have been present in the original negative and the photographic studio's name is reproduced at bottom left. The portrait is boldly signed and dated in white ink by the Vice-Admiral at bottom right "Alfred F.B. Carpenter / Captain V.C.R.N. / 22.1.19". There is minor rippling along the edges of the photograph. Very good. The British Vice-Admiral Alfred F.B. Carpenter (1881-1955) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his service during the Raid of Zeebrugge. Having served and seen action during the Boxer Rebellion, Carpenter served under Admiral Jellicoe during the First World War. As Commander of the "Vindictive" he led the raid to destroy the stone mole protecting the entrance to the canal at Zeebrugge, destroy the… Read More